Fitness and classes · Small-town market · South Carolina
Gyms and studios in the Gaffney, SC area
The gyms and studios in the Gaffney, SC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #134 of 535 scored small-town markets
#3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 15
- 6 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $497 a household
- Spending per listing
- $731K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,275
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Gaffney area comes to about $11M a year: $497 per household, 49% below the U.S. average. That is about $731K of household spending for each location on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
The Gaffney area has 15 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Gaffney area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 4,413 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Gaffney area grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Gaffney area is 61 (upper middle), #134 of 535 scored small-town markets and #3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina.
How the Gaffney area compares
The same measures for South Carolina and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms and studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Gaffney area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 13.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $731K | $528K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,413 | 2,190 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $497 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $50,288 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $794K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 156 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Gaffney area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Gaffney area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,275+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 22,063
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $50,288+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,479
- Median home value
- $142,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,680
- Daytime population
- 47,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Murrells Inlet, SC | 68 | 27 | 10.0 | $720K | +3.8% | #68 of 535 |
| 2Seneca, SC | 67 | 34 | 9.9 | $661K | +6.3% | #82 of 535 |
| 3Gaffney, SC | 61 | 15 | 6.8 | $731K | +3.7% | #134 of 535 |
| 4Newberry, SC | 57 | 13 | 8.5 | $656K | +4.8% | #186 of 535 |
| 5Orangeburg, SC | 51 | 25 | 7.6 | $641K | −0.9% | #269 of 535 |
| 6Greenwood, SC | 48 | 33 | 8.8 | $627K | +1.7% | #309 of 535 |
Other business types in the Gaffney area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes61
- Gyms55
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios46
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Gaffney, SC area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 gyms and studios in the Gaffney area. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Gaffney, SC area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $11M a year, or $497 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $731K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,063 households in the Gaffney area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gaffney, SC area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Gaffney area has 6.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $731K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Gaffney area would have about 17, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,413 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Gaffney, SC area growing?
Population estimates put the Gaffney area at 58,275 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,063 households. The median household income in the Gaffney area is $50,288 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Gaffney area scores 61 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #134 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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